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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

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Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

Hardback. Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. Num Pages: 392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables. BIC Classification: DSB; DSK; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 682.
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147154
ISBN
9780691147154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 26.99

Paperback. A comprehensive and authorised biographical companion to the works of Agatha Christie covering books, films, TV and plays - revised and updated edition. Num Pages: 432 pages, 68 b/w plates (32pp), Index. BIC Classification: 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 338.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780006531722
ISBN
9780006531722
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.68

Hardcover. Num Pages: 250 pages, 50. BIC Classification: DQ; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 181 x 28. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Booth-Clibborn Editions
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781861543592
ISBN
9781861543592
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 25.26

Paperback. The Norton Critical Edition of this hugely influential novel gives readers the fullest possible sense of its historical background and critical assessment. Editor(s): Sollors, Werner. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 576 pages, 24 photographs and illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 209 x 131 x 31. Weight in Grams: 552.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393934144
ISBN
9780393934144
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.41

Paperback. Fourteen conjure tales by one of America's most influential African American fiction writers. Editor(s): Greeson, Jennifer Rae; Stepto, Robert Burns. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 213 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 364.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393927801
ISBN
9780393927801
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.21

Paperback. Shirley is Charlotte Bronte's only historical novel and her most topical one. The introduction to this new edition considers its autobiographical overtones as well as its social context, and includes revised notes and bibliography. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBF; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 440.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199540808
ISBN
9780199540808
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.74

Paperback. Contains Nancy Mitford's humorous letters to her family and friends. Mitford never wrote an autobiography, but this collection of letters provides a portrayal of her life and the times in which she lived. Editor(s): Mosley, Charlotte. Num Pages: 624 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 41. Weight in Grams: 410.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Number of pages
624
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340599211
ISBN
9780340599211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.75

Paperback. An anthology of fiction by one of America's important feminist writers, the author of the "Yellow Wallpaper", in which a woman is driven mad by chauvinist psychiatry. Collected here, by Lane, are 18 stories and fragments, including a selection from "Herland", Gilman's feminist Utopia. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2ABM; DQ; DSBF; DSK; FYB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 336.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780813918761
ISBN
9780813918761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.61

Paperback. A collection of writings from Charlotte Perkins Gilman, the most important American feminist of the early twentieth century. Includes the chilling and hugely influential 'The Yellow Wallpaper', which documents the powerless of women in Victorian marriage. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJ; DSK; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 26. Weight in Grams: 274.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781844085583
ISBN
9781844085583
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. John Burroughs combined scientific observation with poetic spirit in his nature writing. This collection of essays explores Burrough's life and character, as well as his role as a writer and his relationships with contemporaries including Whitman, Thoreau, Emerson and Muir. Editor(s): Walker, Charlotte Zoe. Num Pages: 344 pages, 21 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2ABM; BG; DSBF; DSBH; DSK; WN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Syracuse University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815606376
ISBN
9780815606376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 24.54

hardcover. Series: Penn State Studies in Romance Literatures. Num Pages: 320 pages, 192 illustrations. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 275 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1415.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780271019130
ISBN
9780271019130
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 92.85
€ 76.35

Hardback. Balancing analyses of plot, character, and motif with insights into the cultural and political milieu of the late Heian period, this title calls for a re-evaluation of late Heian fiction. It examines 3 texts - "The Tale of Sagoromo", "The Tale of the Hamamatsu Middle Counselor", and "Nezame at Night" - as heirs to the literary legacy of "Genji". Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs. Num Pages: 250 pages, 4 charts. BIC Classification: 2GJ; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 254 x 22. Weight in Grams: 494.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Asia Center United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674025073
ISBN
9780674025073
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 44.99
€ 37.63

Paperback. The enchanting true story of Stephenie Meyer, the Queen of Twilight. Num Pages: 254 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 192. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
John Blake Publishing Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
SKU
KAK0002952
ISBN
9781844549368
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

hardcover. This study places Djuna Barnes's early work in the context of symbolist ideas and practices. It presents Barnes not only as a woman writer, but also as an American writer, especially in her attention to the search for identity and to the conflict between individual values and those of society. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 359.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Susquehanna University Press United States
Number of pages
118
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941664172
ISBN
9780941664172
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 91.75

Paperback. An examination of Joyce as one of the greatest modern writers, and a study of his life in relation to his four great books: "Dubliners", "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Photographs of Joyce, his family and his surroundings cover all phases of his life. Series: Thames & Hudson Literary Lives. Num Pages: 144 pages, 124 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BG; DSBH; DSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 182 x 9. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780500260180
ISBN
9780500260180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 9.42

Paperback. This text presents eight Nigerian women writers and proposes a vernacular theory based on their work. Flora Nwapa, Adaora Lily Ulasi, Buchi Emecheta are some of the writers included. The importance of children and community in the literary tradition of African womanism is assessed. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; DSBH; DSK; JFC; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 492.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226620855
ISBN
9780226620855
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. Examines the political nature of culture and specifically literature. This title challenges the way the West has appropriated Africa with a particular emphasis on how 'imperialist' literature has been used to justify its dispossession and degradation. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 128. 128 pages. This work is an extended exploration of the European impact on African culture, viewed through the most vivid experience available to the author - his own life. It is an extended snapshot of a major writer's childhood, illuminating his roots as an artist. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1H; 2AB; BGA; DSBH; DSK; GTB. Dimension: 199 x 129 x 10. Weight: 126.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841953854
ISBN
9781841953854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.66

Paperback. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Num Pages: 264 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight in Grams: 416. The Annotated 'Murphy'. 264 pages, Illustrations. Originally published: Tallahassee, Fla.: Journal of Beckett Studies Books, c2004. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 15. Weight: 416.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
264
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641505
ISBN
9780748641505
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.49

Paperback. Obscure Locks offers a detailed annotation of Samuel Beckett's most enigmatic novel, Watt. It provides a page by page account of the demented details (literary, philosophical, theological, biographical and other) that went into the making of this encyclopaedic novel. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBH; DSK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 158 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780748641512
ISBN
9780748641512
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 33.59

Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLSH; 2ADS; DSBH; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231168076
ISBN
9780231168076
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.16

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